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Internet Explorer is Perfectly Safe - Fortune

Slashdot:
Internet Explorer is Perfectly Safe

I must dispute your view in the strongest terms possible.
Internet Explorer is perfectly safe for everyday use. However, as
there is no such thing as perfect security, you must take
additional precautions to keep evil hackers away from your data.
Apply these rules according to the sensitivity of your data, from
least important to most:

Disconnect your computer from your local network. Download
files on another computer, scan them for viruses, print them out,
scan them into your Windows PC using OCR software, and then view
the pages in IE.

Do the above, but have a priest onsite to bless each page
individually before scanning it. This is an excellent deterrent
against viruses with the word "demon" in the name.

Do the above, but encase your PC in acrylic and immerse it in a
10,000 gallon tank of holy water. Interact with it while wearing
scuba gear.

Do the above, but put a lid on the tank and immerse it in the
ocean. Interact with your PC via a submersible robot in the tank
from from outside while wearing scuba gear.

If you fail to follow these simple security guidelines, you
can't blame Microsoft for the results.